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EDIEL'UNLD CURRAN, 075 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY I/IESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

TO NATIONAL MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A COR- POBATION OF DELAWARE.

LAGING-HOOK-SETT'ING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

Application filed January 30, 1913. Serial No. 745,153.

accompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

This invention has reference to an 1mproved machine for setting or securing lacing hooks or studs to shoes.

One object of'the invention is so to construct a machine of this nature that lacing hooks or studs simultaneously may be secured to both sides or edges of a shoe upper.

Another object of the invention is so to construct a machine of this nature that the shoe upper may, during operations, be supported in a vertical position with the edges of the shoe upper in position convenient for in spection during such operation.

Another object of the invention 18 to facilitate the adjustment of the machine for operation on shoe uppers of various sites.

Another object of the invention 18 to facilitate the starting of the machine.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following description.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings :-Figure 1, represents a plan view, partly in section and with parts broken away, of a machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2, represents a front view, partly in section, and with parts broken away of same. Fig. 3, represents a fragmentary sectional view, partly in elevation, on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 1, represents a 'sectional view, partly in elevation and with parts broken away, on the line 1l of Fig. 1. Fig. 5, represents a sectional view, partly in elevation, on, the line 55 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6, represents a fragmentary end elevation of the die holder and clumping mechanism, with a section of against the shaft 32.

sectional view partly in elevation on the line 99 of F 8.

Like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout. In the machine represented in the drawmg, which is a preferred form of my invention, 10 represents the main shaft which is journaled in suitable bearings 11 on the frame 12. Loosely mounted on said shaft is a driving pulley 13 which is provided with sockets l4 and fixed to said shaft, adjacent said pulley, is a clutching member 15. The latter is provided with a spring pressed plunger 16 which normally engages one of said sockets. Said plunger is provided with the cam surface 17 which is adapted to be engaged by a corresponding cam surface 18 near one end of the lever 19. The latter is pivoted on the pin 20 which is supported by brackets 91 projecting upwardly from the base of the frame 12. On the lower end of said lever is pivoted the lever 22, the rear arm of which, is adapted to be engaged by the lug 2i projecting from the clutch member 15 and its other arm 25 is normally held in engagement with the pin 26 by a spring 27. Said pin 26 is fixed to the arm which is pivoted on-the pin 20 and is normally pressed against the stop 29 by the leaf spring 30. Through the lower end of said arm is threadedthe set screw 31 which is adapted to be engaged by the rear end of the shaft 32. The rear portion of said shaft extends through the miter gear 33 and is substantially square in cross section, so that it is adapted to reciprocate in and to rotate said miter gear. The shank of the latter is journaled in the bearing 34 formed on the bracket 35 which projects from the frame 12 and is prevented from moving laterally by shoulders 36 on said shank, en

gaging the ends of said bearing. The remaining portion of said shaft extends through slots 37 and 38 in plates 39 and 40 respectively which are secured to opposite ends of the bar 41 and is journaled in the collar 42 secured to the plate 39. In sockets formed in the plates 39 and T0 are spring actuated friction plungers -13 which press Anchored in the rib H. are two rods 45 which extend through, guide and support the bar 41 and the plates 39 and 40.

On the portion of the shaft 39. between the plates 39 and 40 are threads 46, 47, 48

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and +19, hereinafter described, on the upper half of which are threaded die blocks 50, 51, 52 and 53, respectively. Supported by the plates 39 and 10 and secured thereto, is the guiding bar 54 which extends through slots in the upper portions of said die blocks. Journaled in bearings on brackets 55 and 56 are shafts 57 and 58. (Figs. 1, 6 and 7). Fixed to the forward end of the shaft 57 is the pinion 59 which meshes with gear 60. Fixed to the forward end of the shaft 58 is pinion 61 which meshes with.) gear 62. Gears and 62 are journaled on a stud 63 fixed in the bracket 55 and are adapted to be rotated independently of each other. livoted at one end on the stud 64 fixed to the gear 60 and at the other end on the stud 65 fixed to a reciprocating rod 66 is a link 67. 'Pivot'ed' at one end on the stud 68 which is fixed to the gear 62 and extends through the slot 69 in gear 60 and pivoted at the other end on the stud 65 is the link 70. The rod 66 may be guided by the sliding block 71 which is supported by the bracket 72 and is provided with the handle 73. Secured to the shafts 57 and 58 are clamping plates 74 and 74, respectively, each of which is provided with a slot 75.

On opposite sides of the die blocks 50, 51, 52 and 53 are reciprocating carriages-76 and 77. Journaled in said carriages are shafts 78 and 79, respectively, the rear ends of which extend through the slots 80, in the rib 4 1. Near the central portions of said shafts are formed threads 82, 83, 81'and 85 which are in line with and correspond to the threads as, 17, 18' and -19, respectively.

Threaded on the upper half of said threads and opposite the die blocks 50, 51, 52 and 53 are blocks 86, 87, 88 and 89, respectively. Extendin through slots in said blocks and fixe to the carriages 76 and 77 are guiding bars 90 and 91, respectively. On the inner sides of each of the blocks 86, 87, 88 and 89 is pivoted the lever 92, the upper end of which is provided with a slot 93 adapted to receive a hook it. The lower arms of said levers are adapted to be engaged by the upper ends of arms 94:. The

latter are secured to shafts 95 which aresuitable bearings on the carriages 76, and 77. (Figs. 3 and 8.) As the mechanisms for actuating each of said shafts are identical, a description of the mechanism for operating one of them will sufiice for both. On one end of said shaft is fixed the pinion 97 which meshes with the rack 98. The latter is fixed to block 99 journaled in which is adapted to slide in the socket 100' formed-in the carriage 76. Said block is provided with the slot 101 which receives one end of the shaft 78. On the rear end of said block is fixed rod 102 which extends 4 through bearing 103 and socket 104. On

extend through andsaid rod and between collar105 and the inner end of said socket is the expansion spring 106. The outer end of said rod is adapted to engage one end of rod 107 which .extends through and is guided by ears 108.

The latter project from the frame 12 and said rod is provided with the collar 109 and the spring 110 which bears against said collar and one of said ears. I

The carriages 76 and 77 are or may be supported and guided by ribs 111 which project from the frame 12 and the rib 14, by

ing rods 115, and eccentric straps 116. The

toggles 116 consist of links 117, the ends of which are pivoted on pins 118 fixed to the rear of said carriages and on bolts 119 fixed to the block 120, and which are pivoted orr the bolts 119 and on bolts 122 which extend through ears 123 projecting from the frame 12. The portions of said bolts which pass through the links 121 are eccentric to the remaining portions,so that by turning said bolt the distance which said carriages travel toward the center of the machine. may be varied. Said bolts are provided with heads and nuts which when tightened prevent said bolts from turning. Connection is made between the connecting rods 115 and the blocks 120 by ball and socket joints 124, and the cocentrics 113 and the eccentric straps 116 are so formed that said straps may swing sufficiently to allow for the inward swinging of the'links 121.

Fixed to the shaft 10 is cam 125 which actuates an elbow lever 126 through cam roll 127. Said lever is pivoted at 128 on the bracket 129, and its lower arm is provided with pin 130 which engages lugs 131 on rack 132. the bed 133 formed on the frame 12, and is in mesh with pinion 13 1 which is fixed to shaft 135. The latter is journaled in brackets 136 on the frame 12 and near its ends are fixed gears 137 and 138 which mesh with racks 139 and 1 10, respectively. One end of the former rack extends through the cross bar 14:1 and is supported and guided bracket 14.2 which extends up from the frame 12, and the other end of said rod is fixed to the cross-bar143. Extending rods 145. On said rods, and bearing against links 121, the ends of The latter is adapted .to slide on the cross bar 1 11 and the bracket 1 14; are

springs 146. It will-be understood that the raised part 1&7 of the cam 125 during its rotation. will, through the cam roll 127, elbow lever 126, pin 130 and lugs 131, move the rack 132 back from the position shown in Fig. 4 and that said movement of said rack will also move back the racks 139 and 140 against the action of the springs 146, through the rotation of the pinion 134, shaft 135, gears 137 and 138, respectively. WVhen said raised part of the cam has passed the cam roll 127 said racks and other parts actuated by said cam are brought back to their initial position by the action of the springs 146. (Figs. 1, 4 and 5). On both vertical sides of the forward half of the rack 140 are teeth 148 which mesh with pinions 149 fixed to vertical shafts. 150 and 151 which are journaled in the rib 44. On the upper ends of said shafts are fixed pinions .152 and 153, meshing respectively with racks 154 and 155. The ends of said racks extend into and are guided by brackets 155 which are fast to the frame 12. (Figs. 1 and 4). As the mechanisms operated by both of said racks are identical, a description of the mechanisms operated by rack 154 will suffice for both. Fixed respectively to the top and bottom of said rack are flat rods 156 and 157, the inner ends of which overlap. (Figs. 1, 4 and 8). The outer edges of said rods are in contact with the inner faces of the four vertical raceways 158. The slot 159 in each raceway is substantially a continuation of the slot 93, hereinbefore described, and the lower end of each raceway is held in place by its pin 160, fixed to the rear of said end and extending through a lug 161 fixed to each block 86, 87, 88 and 89. On the upper end of each. of said raceways is formed the semi cylindrical hub 162 which is pivoted between a bearing in the beam 163 and the short shaft 164. Above each of said raceways 158 is a raceway 165 which consists of a stationary semi cylindrical hub 166, a slot 167, which is a continuation of the slot 159, and an inclined rod 168 which leads into the slot 167. (Figs. 8 and 9.) The hooks h are fed onto and straddle the rod 168 in any suitable manner and slide down into the slot 167. As the hooks slide down said slot, one of their back edges strikes a projection 169 which causes the hooks to move so that their backs are substantially in a horizontal position. The hooks slide down the raceways 158 until they are stopped by the rods 156 and 157. 1Vhen said rods move in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 8, the lowest hook on each raceway will slide down into its slot 93 as the end of the rod 157 passes said hook. 1n the operation of the machine a hook is fed into each of the slots 93 as hereinbefore described ewl the shaft 32 is pulled outwardly and until the plate 39 strikes stops 1"" sled to the rods 45. The portions of oe upper s to which the hooks are to be fastened are placed against dies 511 which are in the die blocks 51, 52, 53 and 54. To assist in placing the shoe upper in said position there are gage plates 171 fixed to the top of each die block, in such a position that when the top edges of the shoe upper are placed against said plates, the shoe upper is in the correct position to receive the hooks. The clamping plates 74 and 74 are then swung down, by mechanisms hereinbefore described, which will clamp the shoe upper firmly against said die blocks. (Figs. 6 and 7). The shaft 32 is then pushed inwardly until it is stopped by the into engagement with one of the sockets 14 in the driving pulley 13 thereby forcing the main shaft 10 to rotate. said shaft forces the carriages, through mechanism hereinbefore described, to slide toward the center of the machine which forces the hooks it to pierce the shoe upper and be set thereto by the dies 511, coiiperating with the upper ends of the levers 92. It will be understood that this single opera tion sets both rows of hooks. Said movement of said carriages allows the springs 106 to move the racks 98 in the opposite direction, through mechanism hereinbefore described, which, through the pinions 97, shafts 95 and 96, swings the arms 94 out of engagement with the lever 92. At the start of the return movement of said carriages the levers 92, being now free to swing, disengage from the hooks h, and are then returned to their upright position by the arms 94.

Near the start of the rotation of the main shaft, 10 the lug 24 strikes the end of the arm 23 which rocks the lever 22 out of engagement with the pin 26 which allows the upper arm of the lever 19 to drop by gravity on to the clutch member 15, so that at the completion of one revolution of said main shaft, the cam surface 18 has engaged the' tion, the rods 156 and 157, by the action of the springs 146 through mechanism hereinbefore described, allow each of the lowest hooks it, in the raceways 158, to drop down into the slots 93. The shaft 32 may then be pulled out and the clamping plates 74, 74

The rotation of swung out of engagement with the shoe upper, so that the shoe upper may be removed and another applied. (Figs. 6 and 7).

The miter gear 33 meshes with miter gears 172 and 173 which are fixed on shafts 174 and 175, respectively, j ournaled in brackets 176. Mounted on said shafts are miter gears 177 and 178, respectively, which are adapted to be reciprocated independently of and to be rotated by said shafts. The shanks of the latter gears are journaled in bearings 179 on the rear ends of brackets 180 and 181. On the forward ends of said brackets are bearings 182, in which the shafts 7 8 and 79 are journaled. On the rear end of said shafts are fixed miter gears 183 and 184 which mesh with the miter gears 177 and 178, respectively. It will be understood from the foregoing, as all of said miter gears are the same size, that by rotating the shaft 32 the same amount of rotation will be imparted to the shafts8 and 79 and that the miter gears 177 and 8 will reciprocate with the car- 79. (Figs. 1 and 4). The =threads4 6, 47, 48 and 49 are so constructed that" when they-are rotated, the die blocks 50, 51, 52 and 53 will, although moved, keep the same relative distance apart, i. 6., the die blocks 50 and 53 will travel twice the distancel-as the die blocks 51 and 52. The edge of each portion of the upper to which the hooks are set, is approximately inthe circumference of a circle and it is of course desirable to have the center of each hook in the circumference of a circle struck from the same center. The radius of said circle varies with the size of the upper. It will be seen from Fig. 4 that the dies 511 are in the circumference of a circle and that the threads 46 and 49 taper sufficiently, that by rotating the shaft 32, the radius of the circumference in which they are in and the distance which they are apart will vary in the same proportion as the radius of the circumference in which the hooks should be set in the upper, and the size of the upper. As the threads 82, 83, 84 and 85 on the shafts 78 and 7 9 correspond to and rotate with the threads 46, 47, 48 and 49 the slots 93 will always be in line with said dies.

In order to set the machine for any given size upper, a disk 185 is fixed to the shaft 32 and is provided with sockets 186 which are adapted to receive the spring actuated plunger 187 contained in a socket in the collar 42. Each of said sockets is for a particular size shoe upper, so that when said plunger engages a socket, the die blocks are moved into the correct position to receive the size shoeupper, represented by said socket.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent.

1. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a series of laterally extending dies adjustably mounted, means for adjusting certain of said dies vertically relative to their associated dies, and a cooperating series of hook setting devices.

2. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a series of laterally extending dies adjustably mounted, means for adjusting all of said dies relative to their spacing and for adjusting certain of said dies vertically, and a cooperating series of hook setting devices.

3. A hook setting machine of'the nature described comprising a series of laterally extending dies adjustably mounted, means for ad usting said dies relative to their spacing, and a cooperating series of adjustable hook setting devices.

,4. A book setting machine of the nature described comprising a series of laterally extending dies slidably mounted for adjustment, means for effecting a right line movement of certain of said dies, means for moving certain other of said dies relative to such right line movement, and hook setting devices cooperating with said dies.

5. A book setting machine of the nature described comprising a series of laterally extending dies mounted for movement to adjust said dies to the conformation, approximately, of various sizes of shoe uppers, means for moving said dies, and hook setting devices cooperatingwith said dies.

6. A book setting machine of the nature described comprising a series of laterally extending dies mounted for movement to adjust said dies to the conformation, approximately of various shoe uppers, means operating simultaneously on all of said dies for effecting such adjustment, and hook setting devices cooperating with said dies.

7. A book setting machine of the nature described comprising two series of movably mounted die members having oppositely extending dies, means for adjustably moving said die members, and two series of book setting devices cooperating with said dies.

8. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a main resistance member, two series of dies movably mounted and bearing against said resistance member, means for adjusting said dies, and cooperating hook setting devices.

9. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a main resistance member, two series of dies movably mounted and bearing against said resistance member,

means for adjustably moving said dies, in

directions longitudinal of said resistance member to space said dies, and cooperating hook setting devices.

10. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a main resistance member, two series of dies movably mounted and bearing against said resistance member,

means for moving all of said dies in directions longitudinal of said resistance member and for moving certain of said dies in directions transversely of said resistance memher, and cooperating hook setting devices.

11. Aliook setting machine of the nature described comprising a series of die members movably mounted, screw members rotatably mounted and engaged with said die members, the periphery of the end portions of said screws being conical in shape, and cooperating hook setting devices.

12. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a series of die members movably mounted, screws rotatably mounted and in engagement with said die members, the screws engaged with the end die members being tapered and having respectively right and left hand threads and the screws engaged with the central die members having respectively right and left hand threads, and cooperating hook-setting members.

13. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a series of die members movably mounted, means for adjustably moving said members simultaneously relative to spacing and to approximate shape of various sizes of shoe uppers, and cooperating hook setting devices.

14. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a series of die members movably mounted, means for adjustably moving said members simultaneously relative to spacing and to approximate shape of various sizes of shoe uppers, a rotary gage device for operating said adjusting means, and cooperating hook setting devices.

15. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising two series of die mem bers movably mounted, means for adjustably moving the respective die members of both of said series in unison relative to spacing and to approximate shape of various sizes of shoe uppers, and cooperating hook setting devices.

16. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising two series of die members movably mounted, means for adjustably moving the respective die members of both of said series in unison relative to spacing and approximate shape of various sizes of shoe uppers, a single gage device for determining the movement of such adjusting means, and cooperating hook setting devices.

17. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising two series of oppositely facing dies, clamping plates pivotally mounted to swing toward said dies and having slots with which said dies are in registry, means for operating said clamping plates, and cooperating hook setting devices.

18. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a carriage slidably mounted, die members movable with said carriage and relatively adjustable, means movable with said carriage for holding a shoe upper in position, means for operating said holding means, means for operating said carriage, and cooperating hook setting devices.

19. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising two series of oppositely facing and operating hook setting devices mounted for adjustment, and means for adjusting said devices.

20. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising two series of oppositely facing and operating hook setting devices mounted for adjustment, and means forladjusting all of said devices simultaneous y.

21. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising two series of oppositely facing and operating hook setting devices mounted for adjustment as to spacing and as to the line in which their hooks are to be set, and means for simultaneously adjusting all of said devices.

22. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a series of die members adjustably mounted and having oppositely facing dies, two series of oppositely operating adjustable hook setting devices cooperating with said dies, and means for adjusting said die members and said hook setting devices.

23. A book setting machine of the nature described comprising a series of die members adjustably mounted and having oppositely facing dies, two series of oppositely operating adjustable hook setting devices coiperating with said dies, and means for adjusting all of said die members and hook setting devices simultaneously.

24. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a carriage, a series of die members adjustably mounted thereon and having oppositely extending dies.means for adjusting said die members. two series of oppositely operating adjustable hook setting devices coiiperating with said dies, means for adjusting said devices, and connections between all of said adjusting means whereby they may operate in unison.

25. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a series of die members adjustably mounted and having oppo-- sitely extending dies. a rotatable adjusting screw having threads engaging said die members, two series of oppositely operating adjustable hook setting devices, screws having threads engaged with the respective hook setting devices, and connections between all of said screws.

26. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising means for sustaining a shoe upper, dies bearing respectively against the inner surfaces of both of the edge portions of said upper when so sustained and 35 describedcomprising twoseries of dies fachooks.

livering to said upper-from opposite direchook setting devices coiiper'atingwith said dies. f 27: A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising means for sustaining two sides' of a shoe upper with their edges extending in the same general direction, and two lacing hook carriers delivering to said upper from opposite directions. v 28. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising means for sustaining tions, means coiiperating with said devices to set said lacing hooks, and means for op erating said hook'carrying devices. 4

30. A hook setting machine of the nature.v described comprising means for sustaining both edges of a shoe upper in a vertical position, coiiperating hook setting devices one of which is a hook carrier pivotally mounted and movable toward said upper in a horr- I zontal path, and releasable means for pos1- tively swinging said hook carrier toa vertical position at a point in its movenfient;

31. A hook setting machine of the nature ing in opposite directions; and two'series of codperating hook setting devices having hook carriers movable toward and from said dies and having hook releasing movements;

32. A hook setting machine of the nature describedcomprising two series of dies facing in opposite directions, two series of cooperating hook setting devices having hook" carriers, movably mounted carriages for said hook setting devices, and mechanismv operating said carriages of both series inunison; a m 33. A hook setting machine or the nature described comprising two series. of dies-fac ing in opposite directions, two series' of cooperating hook setting devices having releasable hook carriers; movably mounted carriages for said hook setting devices,v mechanism for operating allof saidcarriages in unison toward and from said dies, and means operating at the initial retractive movement'of said carriages to release said hook carriers.

34:. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising two series of dies facing in opposite directions, two series of cooperating hook setting devices having pivoted hook carriers, movably mounted .carriages for said hook setting devices, pivoted mares? members for holding said hook carriers in upright positions, means for operating said pivoted members to release said hooks, and means for operating said carriages 1n unlson.

35. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising two series of dies facing in opposite directions, two carriages slidably mounted to move toward and from said dies, cooperating hook setting devices mounted independently on said carriages and having hook carriers, means for moving said; carriages in unison, and releasable means for sustaining said hook carriers when'said carriages are 1n the retracted position.

'36. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising two series of adjustable dies facing in opposite directions, two

carriages movable toward and from sald dies, meansfor moving said carriages, a'series of coiiperating hook setting devices adjustably mounted on each of said carriages, adjusting means respectively for said dies and for the hook setting devices,and connections between said several adjusting means whereby said dies and said hook setting devices may be adjusted in unison.

37. A hook setting machine ofthe nature described comprising a series of die members adjustably mounted and having oppositely facing dies, a rotary screw adjusting ward and from said dies, cooperating series means for said dies, carriages movable toof hook setting dev ces. adjustably mounted on said carriages,-ro tar v screw adjusting means for said hook setting devices, means movable with said carriages for actuating their adjusting screws, and means for tI'&HS-

mitting motion from the die adjusting screw to said actuating means of the hook setting device adjusting screws.

38. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a series of die membersadjustably mounted and having oppositely facing dies, rotary means for adjusting said members, a pair of carriages slidable toward and from said dies, series of cooperating hook setting devices 'adjustably' mounted onsaid carriages, rotary means on said carriages for adjusting their related hook setting devices, gears on all of said r0:-

tarymeans. shafts having gears driven by the gear of the die member adjuster, and gears slidablymounted on said shafts and operated thereby, said latter gears engage with said gears of the hook setting device; adjusters. v

39. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a series of oppositely facing dies, a pair of carriages slidably mounted with respect to said dies, cotiperating hook setting devices mounted on said carriages, pairs of toggle links located be-- tween said carriages and fixed parts of the machine, a main shaft, eccentrics on said,

shaft, and rods operatively connected with said toggle links and operated by said*eccentrics to effect the movement of said links to move said carriages toward said dies.

40. A hook setting machine 'of'the nature described comprising a series of dies extendmeans mounted on said carriages for swing-- ing said hook carriers, and two series of hook delivery ways spaced laterally from said dies and having their delivery ends'located at points above said carriages whereby said hook receivers may be brought into registry with said ways when said carriages are inatheir retracted positions.

42. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a pair of carriages slidable toward and from each other, hook setting members adjustably mounted, for spacing, on said carriages and having pivoted hook carriers, actuators mounted on said carriages and in slidable engagement with said hook carriers, and means for effecting the adjustment of said hook carriers of both carriages in unison.

43. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a pair of carriages slidabletoward and from each other, hook setting members adjustably mounted, for spacing, on said carriages, rotary screw adjusting means for said carriages, means for operating said adjusting means of both car-- riages in unison, hook carriers pivotally mounted on said carriages, a shaft journaled in bearings of said carriage, members on said shaft and in slidable engagement with said hook carriers, means for partially rotating said shaft, and means for operating said carriages.

A4. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising cooperating organized means for sustaining both edges of a shoe upper in vertical operative position, means for delivering two series of lacing hooks approximately simultaneously to said edges and setting said hooks, and means for simultaneously releasing all of said hooks when so set.

45. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising cooperating organized means having relative movement for sustainin both ed es of a shoe-upper in vertical operative position, means for delivering lacing hooks to both of said edges approximately simultaneously, and setting said hooks, and means for releasing said hooks when so set, the movement of said upper sustaining means carrying its upper to and from the operative position.

46. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising cooperating organized adjustable mechanism having relative movement for sustaining both edges of a shoe upper in vertical operative position, and means for delivering lacing'hooks approximately siumultaneously to both of said edges and setting said hooks in the material of said edges, said mechanism including means for simultaneously adjusting all of said coopelratin'g hook setting means simultaneous 47 A book setting machine of the nature described comprisingv a pair of carriages slidably mounted, hook setting and carrying devices mounted on said carriages, a main shaft, mechanism operated by the rotation of said main shaft to effect the movement of said carriages toward each other, a driving pulley loose on said shaft, clutch mechanism for connecting said pulley with said shaft, a third carriage slidably mounted between said pair of carriages and having means for positioning a shoe upper, and mechanism operated by said shoe upper carriage for effecting the operation of said clutch mechanism to connect said driving pulley and main shaft.

48. A hook setting machine of the nature described comprising a pair of carriages slidably mounted, hook setting and carrying .devices mounted on saidcarri'ages, a main shaft, mechanism operated by the rotation of said main shaft to effect the movement of said carriages toward each other, a driving pulley loose on said shaft, a clutch connection for said pulley on said shaft, clutch aetuating mechanism including a tripper, a work holder carriage slidable between said hook setting carriages, and a member mounted in said work holder carriage and adapted to engage and operate said tripper when said work holder carriage reaches the operative position.

49. A hook setting machine comprising two series of movable dies of which one series extends oppositely to the other series, two series of cooperating hook setting devices movably mounted, a series of adjusting screws for said dies, and for said hook setting devices, and means for rotating said screws simultaneously.

EDMUND CURRAN. 

